Teenager Mitchell Taylor pleaded guilty to having an offensive weapon, namely a hammer, at the Aldi store in Tunstall. The 19-year-old, of Odell Grove, Burslem, also admitted stealing £56.76 worth of alcohol from the store and possession of class B drug cannabis on May 21.

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Eighteen-year-old Faybian Magee, of no fixed address, denied two charges of possessing a class A drug with intent to supply on June 27. His trial will be held at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on a date after October 12. Magee was remanded in custody.

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Stephanie Bartlett, aged 20, of Uttoxeter Road, Meir, has pleaded guilty to possession of a class B drug with intent to supply and failing to surrender to court. She will be sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on August 24 after a report is prepared on her by the probation service. Bartlett was bailed.